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This book examines the special nature of English both as a global
and a local language, focusing on some of the ongoing changes and
on the emerging new structural and discoursal characteristics of
varieties of English. Although it is widely recognised that
processes of language change and contact bear affinities, for
example, to processes observable in second-language acquisition and
lingua franca use, the research into these fields has so far not
been sufficiently brought into contact with each other. The
articles in this volume set out to combine all these perspectives
in ways that give us a better understanding of the changing nature
of English in the modern world.
This book examines the special nature of English both as a global
and a local language, focusing on some of the ongoing changes and
on the emerging new structural and discoursal characteristics of
varieties of English. Although it is widely recognised that
processes of language change and contact bear affinities, for
example, to processes observable in second-language acquisition and
lingua franca use, the research into these fields has so far not
been sufficiently brought into contact with each other. The
articles in this volume set out to combine all these perspectives
in ways that give us a better understanding of the changing nature
of English in the modern world.
English as a lingua franca (ELF) has become ubiquitous in today's
globalised, mobile and fast-changing world. It is clear that it
will have an unprecedented impact not only on how we communicate
but also on our understanding of language use and change. What
exactly ELF brings to our life and to language theory is a question
which requires an interdisciplinary take. This book gathers
together leading scholars from world Englishes, typology, language
history, cognitive linguistics, translation studies,
multilingualism, sociolinguistics and ELF research itself to seek
state-of-the-art answers. Chapters present original insights on
language change, based on theoretical approaches and empirical
studies, and provide clear examples of social, interactional and
cognitive changes that ELF instigates. The picture which unfolds on
the pages of this book is complex, dynamic and makes a convincing
case for the importance of English as a lingua franca on language
change at a global scale.
English as a lingua franca (ELF) has become ubiquitous in today's
globalised, mobile and fast-changing world. It is clear that it
will have an unprecedented impact not only on how we communicate
but also on our understanding of language use and change. What
exactly ELF brings to our life and to language theory is a question
which requires an interdisciplinary take. This book gathers
together leading scholars from world Englishes, typology, language
history, cognitive linguistics, translation studies,
multilingualism, sociolinguistics and ELF research itself to seek
state-of-the-art answers. Chapters present original insights on
language change, based on theoretical approaches and empirical
studies, and provide clear examples of social, interactional and
cognitive changes that ELF instigates. The picture which unfolds on
the pages of this book is complex, dynamic and makes a convincing
case for the importance of English as a lingua franca on language
change at a global scale.
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